October 1st, 2010 - October 31st, 2010 | PROJECT
The Nurture Nature Center (NNC) in Easton, PA, a joint project of the multi-state Nurture Nature Foundation and NNC, Inc., will install a Science on a Sphere and develop a new SOS module about climate and flooding. Working with the Maryland Science Center in Baltimore, the Da Vinci Science Center in Allentown, PA, and science advisers from NOAA and research universities, NNC will use existing SOS datasets, as well as new data formats, to create a docent-guided program that explains the connections between climate patterns and flooding. The Flood Forums: Education to Action program will engage audiences in deliberative forum programming to promote public understanding of the atmospheric, oceanic, and other climatic factors affecting flooding in some regional communities. Project deliverables include a program on climate change and flooding for SOS users; the same program calibrated for Magic Planet users; Forum models on issues related to climate change and flooding; project and evaluation reports; and training materials for SOS network members and other informal educators.
Project Website(s)
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Team Members
Kate Brandes, Principal Investigator, Nurture Nature CenterFunders
Funding Source: NOAA
Funding Program: 2010 - Environmental Literacy Grants for Informal/Nonformal Science Education
Award Number: NA10SEC0080020
Funding Amount: $341,274
Tags
Audience: General Public | Museum | ISE Professionals | Scientists
Discipline: Climate | Geoscience and geography
Resource Type: Project Descriptions
Environment Type: Media and Technology | Museum and Science Center Programs | Planetarium and Science on a Sphere | Public Programs